Re: Questions on SoftAT (or SoftPC)

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From: Bill Williams
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 13:39

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In article <1992Sep14.000025.15802@informix.com> John Galloway,
johng@informix.com writes:
>Even on my Quadra 700, its STILL to slow.
>Also it does not perfrectly emulate the x86 floating point, so for
some apps
>you must disable 80287 emulation for them to run (this wasy the case
for
>the AIQ stock program for which I bought SoftAT.)

This question now appears as a FAQ on comp.sys.mac.*.  The answer is
the same:  don't bother with it.  The FAQ also notes that at least the
higher-powered versions of the program approach the cost of an
inexpensive used PC.  We inherited an old Toshiba lap-top from a friend
and find it a perfectly adequate PC for all our PC needs. 
___________________________________
William E. Williams, bwilliam@oyster.smcm.edu
Divison of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD 20686

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